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Bahrain: Where Saudis Can Unwind and Relax |
| Section: CULTURE / CROSSROADS |
| Author: Dalal Saoud |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2005 |
| Size: 1,193 Words, 7,586 Characters |
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Mubarak and Khalifah, two Saudi men in their early thirties, frequently visit the tiny kingdom of Bahrain to entertain themselves. Their favorite place is the Tarboush restaurant in Manama, where alcohol is served freely and singers and a belly dancer perform every night.
Public entertainment as such does not exist in conservative Saudi Arabia.
Big shopping malls, fancy restaurants, and resorts are almost the same in both neighboring countries. "The only difference is this sense of freedom in Bahrain," said Alia, a Lebanese wife who has been living in the Saudi city of Dammam for nearly fifteen years. "We can go around and have a nice dinner. Women can drive. Alcohol is allowed and there are nightclubs. All sorts of things that we can't do in Saudi Arabia."
Alia, her husband and ...
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...g and we cannot stop them," said Almousawi. "Saudi Arabia should know that, and it is time for it to begin with the reforms because it cannot continue that way."
Bahrain is eager to become the "the prototype of democracy, freedom, and economic development" in the Gulf. "Keep an eye on Bahrain," concluded Almousawi. "It will be the model for the region."
© 2004 United Press International
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